James E. Lyons (academic)
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James E. Lyons Sr. | |
|---|---|
 Lyons in 1976 | |
| Interim President of Concordia College Alabama | |
| In office 2017–2017 | |
| Interim President of University of the District of Columbia | |
| In office March 2013 – June 2016 | |
| Interim President of Dillard University | |
| In office 2010–2013 | |
| Secretary of the Maryland Higher Education Commission | |
| In office 2007–2010 | |
| President of California State University, Dominguez Hills | |
| In office 1999–2007 | |
| President of Jackson State University | |
| In office 1992–1999 | |
| President of Bowie State University | |
| In office 1983–1992 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1943 (age 82–83) |
| Alma mater | University of Connecticut |
| Occupation | Academic administrator |
James E. Lyons, Sr. (born c. 1943) is an American academic administrator who has served as president of several historically black colleges and universities. He is a former president of Bowie State University, Jackson State University, and California State University, Dominguez Hills. Lyons was interim president of Dillard University, University of the District of Columbia, and Concordia College Alabama. He was a secretary of the Maryland Higher Education Commission.
Lyons was born c. 1943 and raised in a housing project in New Haven, Connecticut.[1][2] He completed all of his degrees at University of Connecticut, including a B.A. in Spanish in 1965, M.A. in student personnel in 1971, and a Ph.D. in higher education in 1973. He conducted postdoctoral research at the Harvard Graduate School of Education's Institute for Educational Management.[2]
